Historiography
Historical interpretations, schools of thought and the writing of history.
Areas within Historiography
Historical methods
Primary sources, evidence, chronology, interpretation, corroboration and historical enquiry.
65 wordsChronology and periods
Vocabulary for dates, eras, periods, centuries, sequences and historical time.
28 wordsPolitical history
States, rulers, governments, revolutions and political change in historical study.
36 wordsSocial history
Everyday life, social groups, communities, class and social change in the past.
68 wordsEconomic history
Trade, labour, industry, production, wealth and economic development over time.
30 wordsMilitary history
War, armies, campaigns, strategy, battles and conflict in historical study.
49 wordsArchaeology and material culture
Artefacts, excavation, sites, remains and material evidence of past societies.
109 wordsHistoriography
Historical interpretations, schools of thought and the writing of history.
21 wordsSources and evidence
Documents, archives, testimony, material evidence and source evaluation.
57 words21 featured terms
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the writing of history
Historiannouna person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
Historicadjectivebelonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past; "historic victories"; "historical (or historic) times"; "a historical charact…
Historicaladjectivebelonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past; "historic victories"; "historical (or historic) times"; "a historical charact…
Historiographernouna person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
Interpretationnounan explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreti…
Interpretingnounan explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreti…
Methodnounan acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identi…
Method actingnounan acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identi…
Narrationnouna message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or telev…
Narrativenouna message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or telev…
Renderingnounan explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreti…
Renditionnounan explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreti…
Revisionismnounany dangerous departure from the teachings of Marx
Schoolnounthe process of being formally educated at a school; "what will you do when you finish school?"
Schoolingnounthe process of being formally educated at a school; "what will you do when you finish school?"
Storynouna message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or telev…
Talenouna message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or telev…
Annalistnouna historian who writes annals
Chroniclernounsomeone who writes chronicles
Pastadjectiveearlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"